Combination comb and toothbrush



C. E. FULLAM. COMBINATION 00MB AND TOOTHBRUSH. v

APPLlc/mon man FEB. s, |922.

1,433,609. Patented oet. 31,1922.

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Application inea February e, i922. sei-iai No. 534,516.

To @ZZ evito/m, t may concern: y y

Be itlrnoivn that l, CHARLES E. FULLAM, a citizen of the United States,residing `at Philadelphia in the county of Philadelphia and State otPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvementsin CombinationCombs and Toothbrushes, ottivhich the' following isa specification.

AThis invention relates to toilet requisites, and it has more particularreference to coinbination tooth brushes and combs, the pril mary objectbeing to providean article of the toregoing type which will be foundexceptionally useful Jfor the traveling` public, that is to say, forindividuals, Who'are con# stantly changing their stopping places.

. Another object ot `this inventionA is to provide a combinationtoothbrush and Vcomb which is ot simple construction, strongv and durable incharacter,` While of a very efliicient nature in operation; the samebeing so made that its various parts may be tolded intov a compact torniso as to be capable of neat packingand occupying but little space.

.A further object oit this invention is tov provide a device ot thev'foregoing specified character characterized by the tact that both thetooth brush and comb are eliectively protected from contamination bydust, `dirt orl tion consists in certain novelfleatures of con-vstruction, coinbinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and more specifically defined by the appended ciainis.

In the further disclosure ot' the invention reference is to be had tothe accom aan/'ine C drawings constituting a part ot this speciiication,and in which like characters otreiterence designate the same orcorrespondingJ parts in all the views. y

Figure l-is a partly hi'olienvieiv illustrating one practical embodimentkoi my in-y vention, the dotand-dash lines indicatingl the operativeposition of the comb when in use, the covers or casings for the toothbrushy and comb being` removed.

Figure Q-is a similar vieiv to the pr eeding igure but taken at rightangles thereto,

but with the tooth brush and comb covers or casings in place.

Figure B-is an enlarged detail vievv ot la spacing'member and the meansfor loc-hing; the comb When in the inoperative position. vFigure e-isperspective vietv ot the cover tor the coinb When not in use.

` Figure'i-is a fragmentary enlarged de-Y tailof the end of the comb.

Figure y l-is av perspective view ot' the cover ior the. tooth brush endoit my device; and,

7 Figure '-is a detail perspective view oit a locking' memberhereinafter more iully described. l i In accordanceivith the 'form of myinvention illustrated the numeral 8 designates an ordinary tooth brush,the handle portion 9 whereof is slightly increased in thickness orenlargechand the same is longitudinally and transversely slotted at l()to provide a forked housing` 'for M a comb ll. This `cut out orlongitudinal slot l() has its opposed ends l2, 13 arcuately curved andnotched at 14. l5 'fr purposes later on explained. rlhe comb lisimilarly has its ends arcuately curved at 16,` 17 andsa'id comb ispivoted by pin or" rivet 1S so asto be capable ot swinging through `asemi-circle `trom the'inoperative positionh'shoivn by the full lines inFigure l`ivithin the slot l0 to the dot-and-desle-`oroperativeQ-position indicated on the same figure` lt Will of course beclearly understood that the curved ends i6, l? the comb liand the curvedends l2. 13 of the longitudinal slot 'l0 are of a radius 'from the pivotpin or rivetr 1S such that the comb 1l may :ving treely in. and out otsaid. slot lO as later on uily explained. .lit is also here desirable topoint outthat the curved end 18 ot the slot 10 is termed in a distanceor spacing` block 19 inserted between the nouter forked ends" of thehandle portion 9, said block` 19 being` securely riveted or otherwiseappropriately fired in place-in the drawings `i have indicated rivetpins 20 as a convenient means. y

The aforesaid comb il is provided at its one end ivithfan oiiisetlug orprojection 2i that snugly reposes in the aforementioned notch l5 againstthe action et a-ilat recoil spring 22 conveniently securedat QB-Fig ure3-in the spacing block 19; and it will be observed from said Figure 3that this spring 22 has a limited upward movement due to a stop 24. Thefunction and purpose of this recoil spring 22 is to force or move theadjacent end of the comb 11 from out of' the longitudinal slot so thatthe latter may be easily gripped by the thumb and lingers and swung onthe pivot pin or rivet 13 trom the inoperative to'the operative positionas indicated by the dot-and-dash line position in Figure 1, and as willbe readily @Orarll'elleneed by. @1105 acquainted with. the.

art to which this invention appertains.I It

is also to be particularly noted that the above 4 mentioned lug orprojection 21` seatsl in thev notchlt when thecomb 11 is in usez therebyserving to maintain said comb 1,1 in proper alignment: when in use.

In order to provide a simple and effective means for locking or latohingthe, comb 11 in eitherthe inoperative or Operative positions,l Ipreferably employthe means most clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 7,the same comprising an angularly bent, rod or pin 25 that has fitted orsecurely mounted thereon a rectangular plunger member 2,6 adapted forsliding movement inthe cut away part 27 of theaforesaid Spacing block19, a compression spring 28 being" interposed between said plunger;member 26' and the cater end of the cut away' part 27. Thus it will beseen that the rod or pin 2,5v with its connected or. attached plungermember 26 is normally forcedy inwards so, that the headed end 2,9` ofsaidI pin or rod 25, abuts the outer end of the handle portion 94, whilethe'inner angularly bent part 30. of the rod or pin is forwardlydirectedinto engagement with the abutting end of the comb In thisconnection it will be' seenI that they extreme inner end. ofthesingularly4 bent part @30 is` rounded or pointed at 31 t0 enter orengage in a hole 32-Fignre v5ls-provided'for purpose in the end of thecomb4 11, whereby said comb is effectively retained within thelongitudinal slot 10 when not in use.k On the'other hand it is also tobe particularly noted that 'the aforesaid angularly bentpart 30 isadapted. to latch at the baci;v of the comb 11 when the same is' in use,and due to` the, engagement of the-lug o r projection 21 inthe notch 14;will effectively preventthe comb: from movement on its pivot pin orrivet 18. These4 features I deem. of may Jferial importance as `by theirprovision the user is enabled to operate orf-use. the device with thefull knowledge] that the comb 11 is automatically locked when in either,the operative or inoperative positions In, conjunction with my improvedcombinedooth brush and comb as just described l provide a cover or acase 33-Figures 2m.

and'. G-for the tooth brush 8 which ismade of suitable material toeffectively protect said brushwhen not in use. This cover or case 33 isclosed in at one end 34 and it is of a cross-section to compactly andslidingly fit the back 35 and bristles 36 of the brush v8 as will beclearly understood on an examination of the drawings. The open end ofthe cover or case 33 is litted with a frictiont hinged flap 37 whichwhen closed grips beneath the brush back 35 at 38Figure 2- and therebyprevents its accidental displacement, said hinged flap 37 being providedon its outer face with va nail engageable projection 39 whereby saidflap may be released or I nQved to. remove the said case or cover 33.Qbvously the hinged flap 37 may be spring influenced as will be clearlyunderstood by thosev converslant with the art. Similarly there isprovided a case or cover lO--Figures 2 and LiE-for the comb end of thedevice, said case or cover having its one end closed in atl 41 and beingof across-section to. slid'- ingly fit over the aforesaid handle portion9 whenthe Comb 11 is closed therein as herein before explained.

In operating the combination tooth brush and, coinbarld the user desiresto clean his or her teeth forexamplje, the hinged flap 37' is outwardlypulled and the case or cover 34; removed so that the brush 8 may be usedand manipulated in the ordinary way. Similarly when it isdesired to usethe comb 11 the cover or case' 40 is firstly removed, whereupon the knobor headed end' 29 of the rod or pin 25. is outwardly pulled by thefinger nails, said movement disconnecting the angularly bent end or part30 from latching connection in the hole 32; at the endy of: the comb 1l.Instantly upon the release of the aforesaidv latching connection therecoil spring 2 2 will projectthe adjoining end of thenumerousadvantages and benefits whereofr asa toiletjarticle for use whentraveling` will be self-apparent without, further elucidation ordescription, while the brush and comb are effectively protected fromcontamination by dust and thelike.

While there has been described and'shown one practicalv embodiment ofmyinvention, the same is not tobe conservatively construed as it will beapparent many detail* changes orvariations may be easily effectedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of said invention as morespecifically defined by the subjoined claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

l. A combination tooth brush and comb including a tooth brush the handlewher v t" is longitudinally and transversely slotte comb pivotallymounted in said slotted handle, means for limiting' the swingingmorement of said comb, means for latching` said comb within the slottedhandle when the device is not `in use, means or turning said combslightly on its pivot so that the bach edge thereof is projected at oneend trom out 'the slotted handle when j the latchinp; means iswithdrawn, and means ior protecting the tooth brush proper and the combfrom contamination when not in use.

2. In a device of the character hereinbetore described the combinationot a tooth brush the handle whereof is longitudinally and transverselyslot-ted, the ends oi': said slot being arcuately curved and providedwith notched out parts at one side or" the handle, a comb housed withinthe slotted handle and being` pivoted therein, said comb having aprojection at one end tor seating' in the notched out parts of theslotted handle to limit the combs turning' movement, means for latching'said comb within the slotted handle when the device is not in use, meansfor turning said comb slightly on its pivot so that the back thereof isprojected at one end from out of the slotted handle when the latchingmeans is withdrawn, means tor enclosing the tooth brush proper, andmeans for enclosing the comb, said nier-,ns beingl adapted to protectthe brush and comb'trom contamination when not in use.

3. ln a device oit the character hereinhe- 'tore described thecombination o't a tooth brush the handle whereot is longitudinally andtransversely slotted, the ends ot said slot being arcuately curved andprovided with notched out parts at one side of the handle, a comb housedwithin the slotted handle and beingpivoted therein, said comb having` a.projection at. one end for seating, in the notched out parts of theslotted handle to limit the combs turning' movement, an angularly bentrodslidablv mounted in the outer end ot the brush handle and lia-ving`its inner end adapted to engage in a recess or hole provided ttor thepurpose in the end et the comb whereby the comb is securely held ineither the operative or inoperative position, means normally projectingvsaid angularly bent rod into operative position relative to the comb,means lor turning; said comb slightly on its pivot so that the backedeie thereof is projected at one end from out ot the slotted. handlewhen the angularly bent rod is withdrawn, means for protectine,` thetooth brush proper, and means for enclosing the toothbrush proper', andmeans for enclosing the comb, said enclosingn means being adapted toprotect the brush and comb Jfrom contamination when not in use.

.ln a device ot the character hereinbe- 'lore described the combinationof a tooth brush the handle whereof is longitudinally and 'transve lyslotted, `the ends ot said slot being arcuately curved and provided withnotched out parts at one side ot the handle, a comb housed within theslotted handle and beingv pivoted therein, said comb having,1 aprojection at one end tor seating in the notti-led out parts or' theslotted handle to limit the combs turning movenient., an angularly bentrod slidably mounthaving` its inner end adapted to engage in a recess orhole provided for the purposein the end yoit the comb whereby the comb`is4- securely held in either the operative or inoperative position,means normally projecting' said angularly bent rod into operativeposition relative to 'the comb, a flat recoiled spring' niounted in thenotched out part at the outer end of the brush handle, said recoiledspringbeina' adapted to engage beneath the aforesaid projection on theend ot the comb when the comb is housed within the slotted handle andturn said comb sli; on its pivot so that the adjoiningI bach edgethereof is projected out oli' the slotted handle when the angularly bentrod latchinjrr means is withdrawn, means for en-` handle and being;pivoted therein, said comb Y having' a projection at one end for seatingin the notched out parts of the slotted handle to limit the combsturning movement, an angularly bent rod slidably mounted in the outerend oit the brush handle and having; its inner end adapted to engage ina recess or hole provided tor the purpose in the end of the comb wherebythe comb is securely held in either the operative or inoperativeposition. means normally proj sting; said ano'ularly bent rod intooperative position relative to the comb, a flat receiled spring`mounted. in the notched out the outer end ot the brush handle,

said recoiled sprinp: being adapted to en- ,cje beneath the atoresaidprojection on the end ot the comb when the comb .is housed within meslotted handle and turn said comb slightly `on its pivot so that theaded in the outer end ot the brush handle and close the bristles, ander` 4friction-fit easing for placement over Jhe handle portion of thedevice whereby the comb is Completely l0 eneloeech said casngs being`adapted to pro-l tect. the brush and comb from contamination when thedevice is not n use.

e, In testimony whereof l ax my signature.

CHARLES E. FULLAM.

